used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
BEISSEL
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From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translation from the German by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Litt.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
Cocalico
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From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
CONRADnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
Friedrich
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From this reading Translation from the German by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Litt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
a person of German nationality
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
JOHANN
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From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
Julius
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From this reading Translation from the German by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Litt.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
Litt
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From this reading Translation from the German by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Litt.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
MysticsnounUS /ˈmɪstɪks/
plural of “mystic” — someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
Sachse
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From this reading Translation from the German by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Litt.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
straysnounUS /streɪz/
plural of “stray” — an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
tolerationnounUS /ˌtɑːlərˈeɪʃən/
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
From this reading Faith, toleration, love, and hope, These all have come to his support._ --JOHANN CONRAD BEISSEL.
TranslationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Translation from the German by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Litt.
vexationnoun
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
in or at the place that
From this reading A Romance of the German Mystics of the Cocalico _Oh, blessed solitary life, Where all creation silence keeps!
which person or people
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading Who thus himself to God can yield That he ne'er from him strays, Hath to the highest goal attained, And can without vexation live.
